Message in a Bottle Mystery

Back in April 2015, we came across this message in a bottle mystery. We don’t know that anyone ever got to the bottom of it. Do you know any more?

Regular Visit Cleveleys reader Mike Pollard got in touch to share the interesting find he’d made on Cleveleys beach.

Mike was out on the beach, enjoying his evening walk, with the sea nearing high tide. As he got near to Mary’s Shell he spotted a plastic bottle which contained every beachcombers favourite find. There was a message inside…

Message in a Bottle Mystery

But on opening the bottle he got more than he bargained for… It was the latest in a string of mystery messages found over several years on the north west coast by beachcombers.

This A5 piece of paper was inside, neatly tied with cotton. On it was written a mysterious list of events and announcements.

However, this message is different to previous finds because it also contains the name and address of the originator.

Mike dropped the bottle off for us to have a look at. It’s quite unremarkable, just an ordinary plastic pop bottle with a sports top –

Mystery in a Bottle

Investigating online, Mike found a blog post ‘Mystery in a Bottle’.  At the time of writing, there were already more than 100 post comments, after author Simon Jones made his bottle find on Crosby Beach in Liverpool back in November 2008.

On refreshing and editing our post on 9 March 2020 there are now lots more comments. Interestingly, the latest bottle was found just a few days ago, at Morecambe. Clearly Mr Grey is still trying to make his voice heard and the mystery continues!

Unfolding the mystery

The many letters that have been over the years all follow the same format. A list of major world events and possible conspiracy theories. Early ones are unsigned and later ones have the contact details of the originator – a Mr Grey who lives in Morecambe.

According to the ‘Mystery in a Bottle’ blog, Jessica, Darren, Isabella, Maddy and Jake had found letters in September 2014 in Morecambe Bay. Just the same as the one found at Cleveleys.

But this intrepid family went on to find Mr Grey at his home. He explained that he’d been sending out his messages for some time because he had a ‘sensitive’ story to share and was waiting for the Guardian newspaper to listen. His cryptic letters are his way of trying to get their attention.

One was also found at Fleetwood beach in April 2015.

Can you add anything to this Message in a Bottle Mystery?

Have you ever found one of these conspiracy theory bottles?

Have you ever found any kind of message in a bottle?

If you have, please leave a comment below and add your anecdote to this story. If you’ve got a photo to share you can email it to jane@theRabbitPatch.co.uk. Full credit given, as always.

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